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Let's get married
A beautiful, down-to-earth Hawke’s Bay wedding venue just 45 minutes from Napier, set on a picturesque working farm. Comfortable accommodation for 100+ guests with an outstanding range of outdoor experiences and hands-on crafts.
Designed for celebrations in every season, Mohaka River Farm offers flexible rain-or-shine options with packages starting from $7,000 through to fully bespoke, multi-night wedding experiences.
We can accommodate 100+ guests onsite for multi-night wedding events with a range of accommodation options including handmade timber cottages/chalets, cute A-frames, a glamping tent and ample space for camping. All with gorgeous views. The venue is best suited to weddings of around 100 guests. The Lodge itself can seat up to 120 guests and can easily be adjusted for smaller weddings with extra space for mixing, mingling and dancing!
Indoor and outdoor seating, commercial kitchen, wood-fired pizza oven, loads of parking, and a handcrafted covered handmade timber pergola. Marquees can also be arranged, though they’re rarely needed thanks to the covered spaces already onsite.
As a dry-hire venue, you have the freedom to create the wedding you really want. Choose your own suppliers, food, drinks, styling, and schedule, or make use of our onsite commercial kitchen, barbecues, and wood-fired pizza oven - all supported by our extensive experience catering for large groups. Ideal for relaxed, flexible multi-day celebrations. If you're not sure which suppliers to choose - just ask - we have plenty of great local contacts.
If You Can Imagine It, We Can Explore It
We specialise in fully bespoke experiences and can accommodate many unexpected requests beyond a traditional wedding venue. With considerable onsite resources and a big committed team, we can make special things happen for those thinking outside the box. If you’re wondering whether we can make your dream wedding idea happen just ask - we’re here to serve and co-create amazing experiences for life.
"My new favourite place in the world. We weren't expecting to get married here but once we visited we knew we'd found the right place so we just booked it there and then. The planning, thoughtfulness and effort of the staff, the food, facilities - it was just the best weekend from start to finish. Being able to do so many fun things on the property was amazing for our parents and guests who came from all around the country and the U.S. too."
April, 2026
Married on the banks of the beautiful Mohaka River. Late autumn, 2026.
Mohaka River Farm is far more than just a place to get married. As one of the premier experience providers in Hawke's Bay, we know how to create authentic, unforgettable celebrations with unique onsite activities and adventures for you and your guests.
From horse trekking, fly fishing, hunting and backcountry helicopter trips to pottery, watercolour painting, cheese making and stargazing, we can help you build a wedding experience unlike anything else. With ample accommodation there’s space and time to turn your wedding into a full weekend (or longer) of connection, celebration, hen and stag events, or family gatherings.
If you have guests attending from overseas they may want to take time to see some beautiful wildlife while they're here, or even do something more adventurous. We can arrange back country trips by helicopter for world-class fly fishing, overnight horse treks on a nearby high country station, we've even taken a grooms party out hunting which produced more than enough wild venison to feed their wedding party of 80 people. We're an established experiences operator with the local access and contacts around Hawke's Bay to make some pretty remarkable things happen.
Whether it’s a stag day spent rafting and hunting venison for the wedding feast, or a relaxed hens gathering creating pottery and riding horseback through the hills, we’ll help you create something deeply personal, memorable, and genuinely special.
This 2-bedroom cottage is our newest addition to our accommodation. It's handmade from Hawke's Bay grown timber with help from our sister company Heritage Timbercraft who build their timber frame homes right here on the farm. Inside is a cozy fireplace, a settler style kitchen and lovely soft new linen. There's a nifty Weber barbecue on the verandah which is super easy to use if you're in the mood for barbecuing. And it's just a short walk to the lodge and chalets both (they're all within 100 metres of each other, and about 500 metres to the river where you can swim, fish, eat wild blackberries, read a book or just lay down and relax to the sound of Tui and bellbirds).
If you'd like to take a closer look at the cottage and chalets visit our accommodation page.
"My husband and I got married here in 2016 - it’s a very special place we have been visiting since we met in 2010! The work you have done over the past few years gave this place exactly what it deserved so thank you!"
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More than a wedding venue: combine unique experiences while you are here.
Packages & Add-ons
Below are starting points though if your idea of a dream wedding doesn't fit neatly into what's described below, don't worry. In our experience there is no "one size fits all" approach to creating a truly memorable wedding or event so by all means use the below as starting points and if they sound positive then ask for our Weddings Brochure. But speaking with us in detail, even visiting us here on the property to get a feel for the place are the best ways to help us fully understand what's going to make your wedding the once in a lifetime occasion you want to co-create with us.
Also to get the best deal, consider getting married in winter/autumn. If done right winter weddings can be really special, cozy and warm. We take $1,000 off weddings held in these months.
The Full Experience
NZD 12,500 for standard package, optional add ons are available
Enjoy exclusive 4-day lodge hire with 3 nights’ accommodation for up to 100 guests. Including our new 2-bedroom cottage, studio chalets, glamping tent, 4x A-frame cabins and complimentary guest camping. "I do" activities for hens and stags - crafts, outdoor experiences, riverside bonfires. Have an amazing, carefree time here on the farm surrounded by nature and all your favourite people.
The Easy Forever
Bespoke pricing
A stress-free, all-inclusive wedding experience where everything is taken care of for you - from planning and styling to catering, flowers, makeup, photography and coordination on the day. Relax and enjoy your celebration while we handle every detail, ensuring a seamless, effortless, and beautifully delivered wedding from start to finish.
The Slow Wedding
NZD 10,000 for standard package, optional add ons are available
2 nights’ accommodation in the new 2-bedroom cottage, both studio chalets, 4 x A-frame cabins, our glamping tent and camping for up to 100 guests. Gorgeous views, loads to do. Take your time and do it right. Full use of the Lodge from Friday till Sunday. Get in touch for the full rundown!
The Shared Escape
NZD 7,000 for standard package, optional add ons are available
Designed for intimate celebrations, this flexible 3-day exclusive lodge hire includes 2 nights’ accommodation in our brand new two-bedroom cottage and two chalets, dry-hire venue access, with full use of the lodge facilities and beautiful grounds.
Hens & Stags
Make the most of your destination wedding with unforgettable onsite hens and stags experiences - from rafting, fishing, hunting, and horse trekking to pottery, watercolour painting, homesteading workshops - through to bonfire barbecues on the riverfront! A unique chance to celebrate together in one extraordinary location, with many bespoke options available.
Family Reunions
Family is paramount to us. Being able to play a role in helping to bring other families together is something we love, and it's a lot of fun for us too. If you like the idea of dedicating an extra part of your time here to your family, we will help you make it a family reunion you and your relatives will love. It can be a nice option to allow a day/night either before or after the wedding for a family reunion; this gives you time to mix up some fun activities/experiences with plenty of time to relax and eat together, get to know distant relatives on a deeper level, as well as time to enjoy some doing simple things as a family - be it board games in the lodge, table tennis or just walking around the property picking wild blackberries with the grand kids or sharing stories around a brazier in the evening.
Add-ons
Enjoy a big ole bonfire by the riverside with a real Mohaka barbecue. Flower arranging, professional photography, signage. Add experiences for anyone who wants to partake - there's horse trekking, fishing, rafting, hunting and helicopter rides. Make a custom knife with your mates. Grab your besties for pottery and high-tea. Fire up the pizza oven and make your own pizzas. Watercolour guest book paintings. We're here to serve and make sure you and your guests have an amazing time. If you can imagine it, we can explore it - so just ask.
Our Team
Our people are our strength - caring, thoughtful professionals equally at home guiding a horse trek, leading a fishing trip, teaching pottery or knife making, or planning and catering your wedding celebration with genuine care and expertise.
Ash
Kelvin
Tammy & Pete
Wilson
Becky & Abby
Zara
Wood fired pizza oven in the lodge - ready to cook!
Drop in, have a look
The best way to see if Mohaka River Farm is where you want to get married is to come and visit. Take your time exploring the grounds, facilities, and atmosphere, and ask any questions you may have. Ash, Tammy, Pete and the team would love to meet you and hear about your vision.
Travelling from further away? Consider staying a night or 2 to get a full picture of what Mohaka River Farm is about.
To arrange a viewing, click the button below and send through a few details, including when you’d like to visit, and we’ll make sure the right people are available to meet with you.
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